Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb
Abstract
Extracellular β-1,3-glucanase was produced by Trichoderma harzianum Rifai cultivated in the Agaricus blazei (Agaricus brasiliensis) extract as a substrate in submerged fermentation. A 2²-central composite factorial design was developed using the time of culture (x1/day) and Agaricus blazei extract concentration (x2/(g/L)) as variables, and the results were analyzed using response surface methodology (RSM). The results showed that the Agaricus blazei extract concentration was the most important variable in the production of β-1,3-glucanase, and the maximum β-1,3-glucanase activity (0.77 U/mL) was obtained in one day of cultivation. The β-glucan present in the cell wall of Agaricus blazei mushroom proved to be a good substrate for inducing the production of specific β-1,3-glucanase by Trichoderma harzianum Rifai.Ekstrakt gljive Agaricus blazei (Agaricus brasiliensis) upotrijebljen je kao supstrat za proizvodnju β-1,3-glukanaze submerznim uzgojem plijesni Trichoderma harzianum Rifai. Centralno složeni 22 faktorijalni dizajn razvijen je primjenom ovih varijabla: vrijeme uzgoja (x1/dan) i koncentracija ekstrakta Agaricus blazei (x2/(g/L)), a rezultati su analizirani metodom odzivnih površina (RSM). Rezultati pokazuju da je koncentracija ekstrakta Agaricus blazei najvažnija varijabla za proizvodnju β-1,3-glukanaze, a maksimalna je aktivnost enzima od 0,77 U/mL dobivena nakon prvoga dana uzgoja. β-Glukan u staničnoj stijenci gljive Agaricus blazei dobar je supstrat za proizvodnju specifične β-1,3-glukanaze s pomoću Trichoderma harzianum Rifai
